The Space Quiz

Test your knowledge of space and see how far your smarts can get you out into our solar system. What planet will you get to, or will you be stuck on Earth?

Chinese astronauts are popularly called what?

Cosmonaut

Astronaut

Taikonaut

Spationaut

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What was the first food eaten in space?

Peas

Applesauce

Pureed Beef

Carrots

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What is the starting salary of a NASA astronaut?

$167,340

$92,540

$231,540

$65,140

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The Soviets were the first to land a spacecraft on another planet. Which planet did they land on?

Mars

Mercury

Venus

Saturn

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Which planet in our solar system has rings?

Uranus

Neptune

Jupiter

Saturn

All of the Above

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What animal caused a delay to the launch of space shuttle Discovery in 1995?

Woodpecker

Kitten

American Alligator

Bald Eagle

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In 1979, the first space station of the United States, Skylab, fell to Earth and pieces landed in the remote town of Esperance, Australia. What action did the town take toward the U.S. for the pieces of the space station that fell on the town?

They erected a monument made from the pieces of the space station.

They packed up the pieces and shipped them to the White House.

They made the pieces into jewlery.

They issued a $400 fine to the U.S. for littering.

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How large was the flaw in the Hubble Telescope's mirror that caused the images to be out of focus for three years?

0.0022 millimeters

2.2 millimeters

0.000022 millimeters

0.2 millimeters

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Laika the dog was the first living creature launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957. What did the dog's name mean in Russian?

Barker

Hammer

Explorer

Calm

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Halley's Comet was last seen in 1986. When will it return to Earth's vicinity?

2024

2112

2061

2042

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What was the first plant to grow in space?

Arabidopsis (rockcress)

Helianthus (sunflower)

Lettuce

Lamiaceae (mint)

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How many Earths could fit inside the sun?

5.1 million

875,000

1.3 million

143,000

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UY Scuti is possibly the largest star observed in space so far. If you put this star in place of our Sun, how far would it extend into our solar system?